This report examines the nexus between the demand for infrastructure delivery and the shortage of appropriate engineering and related employment skills in Australia.

The OECD employment outlook provides an annual assessment of labour market developments and prospects in member countries. Editorial (33)Achieving a Sustainable Recovery: What Can Labour Market Policy Contribute? Chapter1: Waiting for the Recovery: OECD Labour Markets in the Wake of the Crisis Chapter 2: What makes Labour Markets resilient during recessions Chapter 3: Labour Losing...

This Topical Issue critically analyses the use of statistics on Indigenous jobs by Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest and the Australian Government. Mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s May 2 address to the National Press Club signalled another war of words with the Gillard Government, this time over his plan for Indigenous jobs. Forrest used the occasion to criticise...

This fact sheet outlines: workforce participation by gender, full time/part time status and industry; working patterns and average weekly hours. Image: Flickr / The Library of Congress

This release provides economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. Primarily a reference document, the publication provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy and includes statistics that can be applied to both macro-economic and sectoral analyses. The publication contains statistics under the following headings: national...